May 24, 2024 9:30 a.m.

The first cohort of Earn to Learn Scholarship recipients and students within the Umpqua Community College Allied Healthcare Program are graduating this summer and then will begin employment with Aviva Health.

A UCC release said a night of recognition and gratitude took place at an Earn to Learn Celebration dinner on Tuesday.

Earlier this year, Aviva Health and UCC partnered together to create a program that would establish a pipeline to provide healthcare professionals within the local community. Throughout the summer, the scholarship recipients who received funding for tuition, fees, a living stipend, and guaranteed employment, are graduating and will continue their careers at Aviva.

The release said the Earn to Learn Scholarship program is central to UCC’s expansion of Allied Health programming and training of the healthcare workforce. Between 2023 and 2026, the program will graduate 24 students to enter the local workforce within these disciplines: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Nurse, Medical Assistant, Phlebotomist, and Dental Assistant.